| action TV series | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Popular actors | Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio & Deborah Ann Woll |
| Trending TV Series | DareDevil, Agent Carter & Vikings |
2017 releases - most anticipated action TV series to watch
Iron Fist (Friday March 17, 2017)
Creator Scott Buck Actors Finn JonesJessica Henwick
Jessica Stroup
Yet another Marvel Comics adaption@ Daniel Rand, the son of a rich entrepreneur, appears to have mysterious talents and a very strong fist. An Iron Fist. There are more action superhero and comics coming out, but the remainder can be found in the comic book tv shows section...Read more
Amazon Taboo (Saturday January 7, 2017)
Creator Chips Hardy, Tom Hardy, Steven Knight Actors Tom HardyDavid Hayman
Jonathan Pryce
A British adventurer returns home from Africa and has brought a treasure of 14 stolen diamonds with him. With them he will seek vengeance for the death of his father. Tom Hardy is not only in it, he is also one of the creators! It's a BBC Mini-series. ...Read more
Jack Ryan (Thursday January 5, 2017)
Creator Carlton Cuse, Graham Roland Actors Amir El-MasryJohn Krasinski
Arpy Ayvazian
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst is put in harms away when he gets his first dangerous field assignment. He uncovers a new terrorist network. So far the Clancy novels were made into film adaptations, but Amazon is bringing it to TV. ...Read more
Best action TV series on Netflix or DVD in 2017 & 2016
Best action TV series out on DVD, Bluray or VOD (Netflix, Amazon).Westworld (Sunday October 2, 2016)
Creator Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan Cast Evan Rachel WoodJeffrey Wright
Ed Harris
Robotic cowboys turn against the humans who used them as attractions in a themepark. A beautiful nightmare....Read more
Les Revenants (Thursday October 31, 2013)
Creator Fabrice Gobert Cast Anne ConsignyClotilde Hesme
Frédéric Pierrot
The sci-fi horror genre is nothing new to Europe when it comes to films, but in television it has only recently been developed properly. Les Revenants (The Returned) is about a little village in France where people who are deemed death return to pick up their normal lives as if nothing has happened. It is a zombie series like ‘The Walking Dead’, but without the zombie like attributes. A must-see....Read more
Prison Break (Monday August 29, 2005)
Creator Paul Scheuring Cast Dominic PurcellWentworth Miller
Amaury Nolasco
When his brother is put on death row for a crime he didn't commit, Michael Scofield puts himself in jail to safe him. A straight-forward hit!...Read more
Vikings (Sunday March 3, 2013)
Creator Michael Hirst Cast Gustaf SkarsgårdKatheryn Winnick
Alexander Ludwig
The viking Ragnar Lothbrok aims to conquer new territories in the West, but his chief wants to continue their travels to the familiar East. The tension between the two vikings rises, and culminates into a fierce battle. Very nice show for people who are into fantasy, blood en brave Scandinavian seafaring warriors....Read more
Person of Interest (Thursday September 22, 2011)
Creator Jonathan Nolan Cast Jim CaviezelTaraji P Henson
Kevin Chapman
A former CIA agent and a rich software developer team up in order to stop crimes before they have ever happened....Read more
Banshee (Friday January 11, 2013)
Creator David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper Cast Antony StarrIvana Milicevic
Ulrich Thomsen
HBO’s sub-tv factory Cinemax produced a show that is one of the rawer thriller tv shows out there, and is definitely one of the best action tv shows we have ever come across. And indeed, it sets itself apart from the rest with long and tough action scenes backed up by sufficient dramatic development. By no means a sophisticated screenplay, but set in a small American town near an Amish community, it has more than enough to offer atmospherically. The series is about an ex-convict who wants to get back with his former partner in crime and lover who has moved to this small American town and made a life for herself. In order to win her back he stays in town, and pretends to be the new local sheriff....Read more
The Flash (Tuesday October 7, 2014)
Creator Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Andrew Kreisberg Cast Grant GustinCandice Patton
Danielle Panabaker
A regular guy - who had a tough childhood - wakes up after a freak accident with a particle accelerator and finds that he has gained a remarkable power: superspeed. He decides to use it to protect the world from villains and to discover the truth about his youth....Read more
The Night Manager (Tuesday April 19, 2016)
Creator John le Carré Cast Hugh LaurieTom Hiddleston
Elizabeth Debicki
A night manager of a European hotel is asked to be an alias for intelligence operations. Thrilling!...Read more
Action genre statistics
| Action | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre popularity | |
| Genre ranking | #5  |
| Familiar faces | Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio & Deborah Ann Woll |
| Trending shows | DareDevil, Agent Carter & Vikings |
100 action TV series scheduled for release this year.
The action genre is a difficult own to put in statistics, as most shows incorporate action elements and describe themselves as such. Nonetheless, it is clear the amount of shows with genre elements is growing.